The Heaven-Swallowing Gourd: Dust Abyss

Lu Chen was once a mine slave in the Northern Wastes, his life worth less than a blade of grass. Every day, he struggled on the edge of life and death. During a mine collapse, he was shoved into an abyss. On the brink of death, he found a battered gourd. A lowly slave is drawn into the great game of Heaven and Earth by a mysterious gourd. From scraping by and fighting back to breaking out of the game and uncovering the truth behind the gourd, he ultimately plants the seed within himself and reforges the world.

The central mystery: Who left the gourd behind? Why can it devour spiritual energy, magical treasures, bloodlines, destinies, and even the laws of Heaven? Is the protagonist's path to godhood about defying fate, or stepping into an even greater game?